Mr. Guestasked the Minister of Agriculture whether any central slaughter-house scheme has yet been approved under the Livestock Industry Act; and what local authorities or bodies have expressed their readiness to operate such schemes?
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§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The Livestock Commission do not anticipate being in a position to submit any slaughter-house schemes for approval until they have had an opportunity fully to consider all the proposals put before them. As regards the second part, the local authorities for Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Rugby and Sheffield, the Birmingham Wholesale Meat Salesmen's Association and the Co-operative Wholesale Society have expressed to the Commission their readiness to operate schemes. Preliminary inquiries that may lead to definite proposals have also been made on behalf of seven other local authorities or other bodies.